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East German passports were still valid after Germany’s reunification

East German passports were still valid after Germany’s reunification. Yes, you are reading correctly – East German (GDR) passports were still valid…

even when the German Democratic Republic of Germany became obsolete on 3 Oct 1990! That sounds strange and I believe there was no other case like that when it comes to passports. But the reason was simple. These “extension” was based on the German reunification contract as it was impossible to issue for millions of new German citizens new documents in such a dynamic time. I am lucky to have two such examples in my archive. One has stamps from Tunisia (1994) and Malta (1995) and the other one has several Hungary stamps from 1993. I just imagine how surprised the border control staff must have been surprised.

Example of a GDR passport where the bearer taped the news article in the passport.

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Passport Fees Around The World 2018

3 January, 2019

Passport Fees Around The World 2018 Here are the passport fees around the world originally based on a older British Passport Office list. The old (2010) original PDF-file can be downloaded here. Updated data are as following, coming from readers…

Hugh Hefner several passports at US auction

21 December, 2018

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Market Flash – Historical Passports For Collectors

23 September, 2018

Market Flash – Historical Passports For Collectors For a passport collector it’s crucial to watch the market for documents and I do so since decades. First of all you want to know what documents are available, then how frequently are…